Since its establishment in 1973, World Environment Day on June 5 has served as the largest global platform for environmental communication, embodying people’s pursuit of a beautiful environment. Chinese President Xi Jinping has highlighted environmental protection on many occasions, stressing how humanity and nature form a community of life. Edited excerpts of Xi’s speeches on the topic since 2021 follow:

Excerpt from Xi’s speech at a national conference on ecological and environmental protection held from July 17 to 18, 2023

Excerpt from Xi’s speech at a national conference on ecological and environmental protection held from July 17 to 18, 2023

Excerpt from Xi’s speech at a national conference on ecological and environmental protection held from July 17 to 18, 2023

Excerpt from Xi’s keynote speech at the leaders’ summit of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on October 12, 2021

Excerpt from Xi’s keynote speech at the leaders’ summit of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on October 12, 2021

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Source: Xinhua News Agency, Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (IV) and News.tongji.edu.cn